President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted a nomination to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) proposing former prime minister Denys Shmyhal as the new minister of defence. Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address on 16 July Quote: "Today I have signed the documents for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding Denys Shmyhal as the new

Ukrainian president emphasizes that boosting local arms production is essential not only to sustain war effort, but also to extend operations into Russia - Anadolu Ajansı

President Zelenskyy has nominated a new prime minister and is expected to make other key changes, including the country's ambassador to Washington, amid the ongoing war with Russia.